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Senior promotions at Novum Law as it looks at further expansion

January 26, 2017
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Senior promotions at Novum Law as it looks at further expansion

Further growth is being forecast this year at specialist personal injury law firm Novum Law, which has an office in Bath, following five key promotions, including one at partner level.   Kim Chamberlain, pictured, a highly experienced serious personal injury solicitor who joined Novum Law in 2010, joins the firm’s 10-strong senior management team as a...

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In-house HR consultant appointment strengthens Mogers Drewett’s HR team

January 26, 2017
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In-house HR consultant appointment strengthens Mogers Drewett’s HR team

Regional law firm Mogers Drewett has expanded its human resources and employment legal services offer to clients with the appointment of in-house HR consultant Lucy Cotterell.  Lucy, pictured, who has 20 years’ experience in HR, has joined Mogers Drewett after an extensive and varied career within the HR team at Bath College – including...

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Stone King urges Bath schools to protect themselves against ransomware scams

January 24, 2017
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Stone King urges Bath schools to protect themselves against ransomware scams

The education team in the Bath office of law firm Stone King is warning head teachers in the city to be on their guard against online fraudsters who demand thousands of pounds in so-called ransomware attacks. It says schools are being targeted by cyber criminals who first encrypt school data then seek money to...

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Deadline looming for entries to the South West Fairtrade Business Awards

January 20, 2017
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Deadline looming for entries to the South West Fairtrade Business Awards

Time is running out for Bath firms to enter the prestigious South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Applications for the hotly contested awards, which are free to enter, close on January 31. Now in their fifth year, the awards champion organisations across the region that put ethical responsibilities at the heart of their business and...

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Former Parliamentary adviser takes up business development role at Care Planning Services

January 19, 2017
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Former Parliamentary adviser takes up  business development role at Care Planning Services

Bath-based Care Planning Services has appointed lawyer and former Parliamentary adviser Sarah Clarke as business development manager. The firm was set up as a joint venture nearly three year ago by Stone King solicitors and Money Wise Independent Financial Advisers – both with offices in Bath – to provide joined-up legal and financial advice to help...

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Bath Business News Photo Gallery: Royds Withy King’s Meet the Team party

January 18, 2017
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Bath Business News Photo Gallery: Royds Withy King’s Meet the Team party

A steady flow of champagne and canapes helped banish the January blues at a Meet the Team event hosted by Bath’s largest law firm Royds Withy King. Around 150 people, including business contacts, private clients and lawyers, packed Brasserie Blanc for the firm’s traditional post-Christmas/New Year gathering. The event was the first since the...

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Hope for the best but plan for the worst, Bath businesses warned after May’s landmark Brexit speech

January 18, 2017
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Hope for the best but plan for the worst, Bath businesses warned after May’s landmark Brexit speech

Bath firms should hope for the best but plan for the worst, according to the region’s largest business organisation following Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech on Tuesday outlining her plans for Brexit. Business West, which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, said while the landmark speech gave some clarity to the government’s intentions over leaving...

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Trade links on the menu for Bath firms at Chinese New Year banquet

January 13, 2017
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Trade links on the menu for Bath firms at Chinese New Year banquet

Bath businesses with links to China – or those wishing to explore them – are being invited to welcome in the Year of the Rooster at a special Chinese New Year celebration banquet next month. The gala banquet is being stage by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, which works to connect...

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Bath College students rise to the challenge – with a little help from business mentors

January 13, 2017
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Bath College students rise to the challenge – with a little help from business mentors

Bath firms have supported the Bath College Business and Accounting Challenge, in which students were given just two hours to respond to a real-life business scenario. Thirty students worked in teams to meet the tight deadline and produce a presentation for a panel of financial experts. The challenge, sponsored by Bath law firm Mogers...

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Warning not to let a post-Christmas divorce become a business matter as well as a legal one

January 12, 2017
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Warning not to let a post-Christmas divorce become a business matter as well as a legal one

Business owners who fear their marriages are heading for the post-Christmas rocks are being urged to tread carefully as their assets and income will be two of the main negotiating points in any impending divorce. Lawyers traditionally receive around twice the number of divorce inquiries in the first weeks of January compared with other...

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